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Oakland Soldiers Make McDonald's All-American Team

In June, we ran a feature story, Swoosh Dreams, that explored the growing commodification of elite summer league basketball, a world that talented and media savvy teenage ballers use as a platform for scholarship opportunities. The story focused on the Oakland Soldiers, "one of the most prominent co ... More >>

Cops Bust Teens Robbing Man on his Cell Phone

Talk about a call interrupted. A San Francisco man was trying to make a call while in the Tenderloin when he was accosted and robbed by four rude teens. The incident happened just before midnight on Aug. 19 when the 42-year-old man was walking west on the 300 block of Turk Street. When he stopped to ... More >>

Bay Area Poverty Is Growing Faster in Suburbia Than in Urban Areas

Suburban poverty is a relatively new phenomenon. For the past 60 or so years, the suburbs have traditionally represented the American Dream. Work hard, play by the rules, and it'll all be yours-- the crisp lawn, white fence, two-car garage, little league practice, backyard tree-house, etc -- and you ... More >>

CHP Officer Who Shot Woman 12 Times Might Be Found Guilty -- Again

The federal appeals court withdrew its decision to excuse a California Highway Patrol officer for shooting a woman 12 times, killing her instantly. The San Francisco Federal Appeals Court ordered the plaintiffs -- both daughters of the victim -- and the defendant to submit briefs addressing a numbe ... More >>

Roach Gigz's Producer CLoz Used to Sell Beats for $10

CLoz sold his first beat for $10. That less-than-whopping fee came about as the East Bay producer was clawing his way up into the local hip-hop scene. Since then, Cloz has steadily built up an impressive body of beats, most of them hooked around rousing synth lines and synapse-sizzling snares; he's ... More >>

Outmigration: Only District 6 Retains Its Black Population

Kevin Epps on His Life-Changing Straight Outta Hunters Point Documentaries

The impact of Kevin Epps' 2003 documentary Straight Outta Hunters Point runs so deep in the neighborhood where it was filmed, kids who have never met the director have the title of his film tattooed on their arms and backs. Its long-anticipated sequel, which debuted at last year's San Francisco Blac ... More >>

Philthy Rich, Oakland Rapper Arrested, Says He "Ain't Steal S**t"

Says cops are the filthy ones​Philthy Rich, the Oakland rapper who was arrested last weekend at a San Francisco night club, says San Francisco police are the ones who are guilty -- of trashing his Philthy name. The 29-year-old rapper, whose real name is Philip Beasley, talked to the SF Examiner&nb ... More >>

Philthy Rich, Oakland Rapper, Arrested at S.F. Rap Concert

​San Francisco police arrested three men, including Oakland rapper Philip Beasley (aka Philthy Rich) during a Sunday morning rap concert at the Rock-It Room Club in the Richmond District. According to police, officers arrested Beasley, 29, of Hayward; his promoter, Samuel Burns III, 33, of Vallejo ... More >>

Superhero in Exile: The Ray Goes It Alone

Enter: A Superhero: The Ray Faced Down Cops to Help Occupy, But His True Mission Is Darker

The Real Life Superhero Files: Motor Mouth

​In this week's cover story, we presented The Ray, a Target employee from Antioch who was arrested in the General Strike march in Oakland last month while acting as a Real Life Superhero. The Ray is far from the only civilian-turned-comic book hero fighting crime or helping the needy around th ... More >>

The Real Life Superhero Files: Rock N. Roll

The lady superhero: Rock N. Roll (on the left, obviously)​In this week's cover story, we presented The Ray, a Target employee from Antioch who was arrested in the General Strike march in Oakland last month while acting as a Real Life Superhero. The Ray is far from the only civilian-turned-comi ... More >>

The Real Life Superhero Files: Do-Luck

Do-Luck. ​In this week's cover story, we presented The Ray, a Target employee from Antioch who was arrested in the general strike march in Oakland last month while acting as a Real Life Superhero. The Ray is far from the only civilian-turned-comic book hero fighting crime or helping the needy ... More >>

The Real Life Superhero Files: Mutinous Angel

Mutinous climbed a wall on our photo shoot. For real. ​In this week's cover story, we presented The Ray, a Target employee from Antioch who was arrested in the General Strike in Oakland last month while acting as a Real Life Superhero. The Ray is far from the only civilian-turned-comic book hero f ... More >>

Roy Sorvari, Real-Life Superhero, Bailed from Jail with Occupy Oakland Donation

Ouch!​Among those arrested when last Wednesday's general strike in Oakland devolved into melee, Roy Sorvari was one of the more colorful characters -- a comic book-inspired ninja, actually. As we wrote earlier this week, the 22-year-old Antioch resident was attending the march in a peace-keep ... More >>

Karla Parada, Wanted As Part of Alleged Mortgage Fraud Family, Turns Herself In

Karla Parada​Karla Parada - the woman wanted in a mortgage fraud scam perpetrated by what police are calling a San Francisco "crime family" - has turned herself in, SF Weekly has learned. The Antioch resident surrendered to the sheriff's department on Thursday around noon, according to police.&nbs ... More >>

San Francisco's "Crime Family:" Edwin Parada's Relatives Face Charges for Same Mortgage Scam

Carlos Parada, allegedly part of "crime family"​District Attorney George Gascón is calling them San Francisco's own "crime family:" Two relatives of Edwin Parada -- who faces trial for allegedly duping Latino immigrants into a home mortgage scam -- now face charges of pushing the exact same scam ... More >>

Luisa Argueta, DREAM Act Eligible Teen, Asks Sen. Feinstein to Stop Deportation

Luisa Argueta, center, and her mother, Brenda Gutierrez​Update, 5:30 p.m.: A Feinstein spokesperson says, "Senator Feinstein's office recently received information about the case and is currently reviewing the matter."Original post:A 19-year-old Antioch resident eligible for the DREAM Act is askin ... More >>

East Bay Gang Bust: Cops Seize 135 Pounds of Meth

​Cops busted a gang in Contra Costa County, arresting 35 people and seizing 135 pounds of crystal meth, the office of Attorney General Kamala Harris announced today.So-called Operation Red Reach, which concluded today, was a coordinated effort by state and local law-enforcement authorities. Police ... More >>

Charles Redmond, Art Teacher Accused of 'Touching' Student, Flees to Mexico

Flickr user dmealiffe. CC 2.0Gone for Mexico.​Police are looking for an East Bay teacher who reportedly fled to Mexico after he was accused of inappropriately touched an eighth-grade boy and made lewd comments to other boys at the school.Charles Redmond, 63, a teacher at Park Middle School in Anti ... More >>

Craig Carlos-Valentino, Accused Bay Bridge Gunman, In Court Today

Accused Bay Bridge traffic-stopper Craig Carlos-Valentino​Yesterday, a rain-related six-car crash slowed Bay Bridge traffic to a crawl. Today it was fog. But on Nov. 11, it was something wholly other. Craig Carlos-Valentino is charged with pulling over his black SUV on the westbound upper deck dur ... More >>

Craig Carlos-Valentino, Accused Bay Bridge Gunman, Facing Charges

Accused Bay Bridge traffic-stopper Craig Carlos-Valentino​Craig Carlos-Valentino, the 51-year-old Antioch driver accused of shutting down the Bay Bridge while he waved about a pistol and told authorities there were explosives in his SUV, will be arraigned in San Francisco Monday morning. Carlos-Va ... More >>

Bay Bridge Gunman Currently at San Francisco CHP Office

Sky1RonTraffic was halted this morning when a gunman acted out on the Bay Bridge​The gun-toting driver who halted westbound traffic on the Bay Bridge this morning with bomb threats is currently in custody at the San Francisco CHP office. "Obviously, we have a few questions for him," said Californi ... More >>

15,000 Marijuana Plants Discovered in Cornfield

​A massive marijuana grow -- 15,000 plants worth an estimated $6 million -- was discovered in a Brentwood cornfield yesterday. This, once and for all, answers the questions "What's going on in Brentwood?" and "Do they grow corn there?"  The plants were uncovered in the 4600 block of Orwood Ro ... More >>

NorCal Brewers Score Big at the Great American Beer Festival

Brian YaegerSocial Kitchen brewmaster Rich Higgins, manning the SF Brewers Guild booth in Denver.​As the 51-week wait for next year's 30th Great American Beer Festival begins, let's look back at the last few days in Denver, where 462 breweries converged inside the Colorado Convention Center, a ... More >>

Burning Man 2010: A Freakishly Cold Fish Barrel for Cops?

Taymar Richard Gillmore​"Hell," as P.B. Shelley wanly admitted, "is a city very much like London," but it's hard to imagine this simile gaining much traction at this year's Burning Man. The theme for the 2010 installment of the gigantic annual art party held in the Nevada desert was "Metropolis: ... More >>

Feds Take Over Case Vs. Shelly Denise Jones, Allegedly City's 'Most Stylish Bank Robber'

Shelly Denise Jones' alleged bank robberies are now a federal case​We've written a bit about Shelly Denise Jones, the Antioch bus driver accused of driving her bus to a bank in Daly City and robbing it -- and wearing such stylish clothes while allegedly knocking over two San Francisco banks that w ... More >>

Is Shelly Denise Jones San Francisco's Most Stylish Bank Robber? (PICS)

Daly City PoliceShelly Denise Jones is charged with robbing three banks -- in high style​Bus driver drove bus to bank, robbed it, cops sayDaly City Police have released the name and photo of the woman who is purportedly San Francisco's most stylish bank robber: Shelly Denise Jones, 34, of Antioch. ... More >>

Gerald Anthony Ortega, Accused of Hanging Puppy, Back in Court Again

Not the actual dog, no...​The Antioch man accused of beating his girlfriend, breaking into her apartment, and hanging her Jack Russell terrier puppy to death with an electric cord was arraigned yesterday. He was given a May 13 date to next appear in court in Martinez for a "further arraignment," a ... More >>

Man Accused of Robbing, Beating Girlfriend, Hanging Her Puppy

Gerald Anthony Ortega is accused of hanging his girlfriend's dog, a Jack Russell terrier puppy like this one​A man charged with beating his girlfriend, breaking into her apartment, and hanging her Jack Russell terrier puppy will be arraigned today. Gerald Anthony Ortega, 25, has a court date today ... More >>

Might as Well Jump

Police Crash Allleged Norteño Gang Initiation in the Mission

Police busted up a Norteño gang initiation "ceremony" just one block outside the Mission gang injunction "safety zone" last week, and ended up charging one man for carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, according to the SFPD.  Shortly after midnight Friday/Saturday, police in plainclothes not ... More >>

SFPD Report Urges More Tasers, Fewer Dog Bites

By Peter Jamison The San Francisco Police Commission and the Board of Supervisors' Public Safety Committee are getting together tonight at 6 p.m. in city hall to chew over the findings of an organizational assessment of the city's police department. The analysis, performed by the Police Exec ... More >>

Interview with the Bartender: Chug Pub's Terence Pon

Will the new Hetch Hetchy plan wring San Francisco dry?

Some question conservation targets in water-system upgrade By Peter Jamison The $4.4 billion plan to upgrade the Bay Area’s aging water system — a vast public-works edifice that delivers water from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park to San Francisco and surrounding cities — r ... More >>

Shaky bond insurers cost taxpayers money

Maimed Brothers Flee San Francisco Violence

Marina Dreaming

Is the revamped Polk Street an example of urban renewal, or another trendy spot for yuppies? Take quiz, find out!

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, July 27, 2005

A Pug at the Heartstrings

At the 10th annual Pugtacular celebration, some people will do anything for a pug

Letters to the Editor

Week of July 2, 2003

Muni's Mack Daddy

James Robinson used to be a pimp. Now he's a transit union bigwig. And he's got higher ambitions.

That Secret Shame

You don't have to be embarrassed to read romance novels anymore. With modern themes and better writing, Bay Area authors are helping to make the genre almost (gasp!) respectable.

Smoke and Smearers

Potheads distort the record -- and endanger the justice system -- as they try to recall the Marin DA

Welcome Home

How shortsighted neighborhood activism fuels the city's housing crisis, and pushes the best of San Francisco deeper and deeper into the suburbs

Spliffy

Unspun

Fire Trek

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

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